Stealth stabbing Agent Smith

Smith yelled something at her. With the engines roaring and the wind coming in through the cabin doors, she couldn’t hear what it was.
He realized she couldn’t hear him and his eyes went wide.
She saw the pilot glance back at her. He reached for his sidearm.
She threw the knife. It sank into Smith’s throat just below his Adam’s apple. The blade missed his carotid artery. It severed one of his vocal cords.
Smith grabbed at his throat and glared at her. She saw blood bubbling on his lips as he tried to shout commands to the pilot. The deck of the chopper tilted again.

Excerpt From Ex-Patriots, pg 580
Peter Clines
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